This week we hear from the eminent rock music author and biographer Patrick Humphries whose new book With The Beatles is a complete history of the group from childhood to the breaking up of the band in 1970. Patrick’s personal encounters with three of the band (George, Paul, Ringo) and his extensive research about their career and the long and often litigious after life of the group gives a new an unique perspective.If you would like to order a signed copy of the With The Beatles, you can purcha
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